Accounting and Finance at Cardiff University
Accounting and Finance (BSc (Hons), N490) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points.
50 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 81%, other qualifications 12%, other higher education 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- N490 · N4 accounting
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 82%
6%
left higher education
UK 11%
6%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%87%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback72%84%
Academic support86%91%
Organisation and management94%89%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice81%81%
35 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£28k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Accounting at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Accountancy BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Accounting and Finance this course | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Accounting BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Accountancy BA (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Lancaster University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Accounting and Finance (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Accounting and Business BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Accountancy BAcc (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Liverpool | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 510 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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